The Wildcats led 28-17 at halftime and went on to a 56-44 Suburban Big Six victory at Raymore-Peculiar Tuesday night.

“We did a good job of bouncing back,” said Blue Springs coach Adam Jones, whose team improved to 11-8 overall and 2-3 in the Big Six. “Our bench played well, getting a lot of steals into easy offense.”

VAN HORN 54, MARANATHA ACADEMY (KAN.) 52: Anthony Winningham made two free throws with 0.3 of a second left after Maranatha was whistled for an intentional foul, clinching the Crossroads Conference victory for the visiting Falcons.

After Maranatha tied the game with 30 seconds left, Van Horn (7-11, 3-2 Crossroads) ran the clock down to 3.6 seconds before coach Daniel Bieser called a timeout. The Falcons aimed to run a play for Winningham, and when the senior guard beat his defender off-the-ball, the defender grabbed Winningham’s jersey and drew the fateful whistle.

“I’ve never seen a game end like that,” said Bieser, whose team led 29-21 at halftime before Maranatha closed the gap to 41-39 for the fourth quarter.